University of Nebraska at Omaha

The University of Nebraska Omaha was originally formed in 1908 as the University of Omaha. The university was originally located in the Kountze Place neighborhood of North Omaha and was a private university. The first classes were located in the Redick Mansion , once at North 24th and Pratt Streets, from 1909 through 1917. As the university was established a few blocks north of the Presbyterian Theological Seminary , most of its early faculty were recruited from the Seminary's teachers, as well as the faculty of what was then known as Bellevue College. [ 16 ] In 1931, the University of Omaha became a municipal school following a successful vote by the city. The university later officially changed its name to the Municipal University of Omaha. [ 17 ] In 1938, the university moved from its previous North Omaha campus to 60th and Dodge Street in Central Omaha. [ 18 ] Following the move, the previous campus was later re-developed. The last two original OU buildings, Jacobs and Joslyn Halls, were demolished in the 1960s for a 12-story Omaha Housing Authority apartment building for the elderly. [ 19 ] The university's current administration building, the Eugene C. Eppley Administration Building , opened in 1956. It was named for Eugene C. Eppley , following a major donation by the Eppley Foundation . [ 20 ] In January 1967, it was announced that the University of Omaha would join the University of Nebraska system . An election was held, which later gained approval. [ 21 ] The merger was completed on July 1, 1968, and the university officially re-branded to the University of Nebraska at Omaha. [ 22 ] Following the 1990s University of Nebraska Omaha began major expansion to the South campus. In 1999, the university opened the Peter Kiewit Institute in partnership with the University of Nebraska–Lincoln 's College of Engineering and Technology.

[ 23 ] In 2003, the university opened the Scott Village, a residential dormitory development directly South of the Peter Kiewit Institute. The South campus was later re-named to the Scott Campus in 2016, named for Walter Scott Jr. [ 24 ]

More information Race and ethnicity, Total ... Undergraduate demographics as of fall 2023 [ 25 ] Race and ethnicity Total White 61% Hispanic 17% Black 8% Asian 5% Two or more races 5% International student 3% Unknown 1% Economic diversity Low-income [ a ] 33% Affluent [ b ] 67% Close Quick facts Academic rankings, National ... Academic rankings National U.S. News & World Report [ 26 ] 284 Washington Monthly [ 27 ] 163 [ 28 ] Close UNO is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". [ 29 ] UNO is the home of the Peter Kiewit Institute a $70 million computer science facility and engineering facility. PKI houses UNO's College of Information Science and Technology, University of Nebraska–Lincoln 's College of Engineering and Technology, and the Holland Computing Center , which houses the Firefly supercomputer . [ 30 ] The College of Information Science and Technology offers undergraduate/graduate degrees in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Bioinformatics (graduate degree offered in collaboration with UNMC's Pathology's graduate program), Information Assurance, and Information Technology Innovation. In 2002, UNO became the first university in Nebraska to offer an ABET accredited computer science degree and the only university in the state with an ABET accredited information systems program. [ 31 ] The UNO College of Public Affairs and Community Service (CPACS) comprises eight units and several subunits. The programs are interdisciplinary and work with local, national, and international organizations to make a difference in communities in Nebraska and around the world. As the state's highest-ranked college, it had eight programs ranked in the top 25 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for 2023. These included #23 (tie) Best Public Affairs Program, #7 (tie) Local Government Management, #11 Nonprofit Management, #5 Public Finance, and #19 Public Management.

Within the many programs offered by CPACS, rankings remain high for the college's popular School of Criminology and Criminal Justice graduate program, ranked 13th nationally. ( U.S. News & World Report kept the rankings the same for all criminology programs this year.) [ 32 ] The College of Business Administration's Master of Business Administration students ranked in the top 5% nationally, while the undergraduate students ranked in the top 15% on a 2007 standardized exam on business topics conducted by the Educational Testing Service . [ 33 ]